Well, I unfortunately I updated to ICS and do not like the outcome at all. Today I tried to fdrs back to back and now I've even less functionality than before. Lost voice search, it's listed in the manage apps lineup but not in the app drawer so I can't add to any home screen. I don't seem to be able hide any app in the drawer as before, NFL crap and such. Before on keyboard, I could press the up arrow set the caps lock,it no longer works. Also, to make a correction you could just tap the error and a pop up arrow would pop up and you could control it precisely to make the correction, this no longer works accurately. The arrow just jumps all over the screen and I can't control it anymore. After doing the double fdr I've lost all of my settings for beautiful Widgets, I can't even figure out how get a clock back on the screen, nothing. It doesn't make any sense. When I first got the phone new I simply logged into my Gmail account and every thing was there. I need a clock that I can see well. The blue text is almost illegible. I've not seen any benefits to ICS at all. Handcent doesn't work as well, I cannot receive pictures anymore. I just wish I had not updated at all. It ran perfectly before while on GB. Now, its worse than my droid 1 ever was. It's no longer smooth when panning through web, home or app drawer pages, it's now very jerky and seems like it takes a bit to come into focus. I've not dropped or damaged my phone. It seems like Ics is the defect that my phone is experiencing. Is there a easy way to get my phone back to pre-fdr status? Even typing this is painful, I type the words before thaey appear on screen.

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The issues you are experiencing are not normal. I am running ICS and it's fast, everything works, and I love it.

There is no easy to go back to Gingerbread, so we have to get you working normally on ICS. First thing i would do is wipe the cache partition. You do that from the recovery menu. If that doesn't solve your phone's issues, it may require one more FDR. Clearing cache seems to bear the greatest fruit.

Also, I'd give serious consideration to flashing version .215,. As it's the best so far and far better than .211, or .214. See the stickie for it here ( http://www.droidforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=217843
MattyP's .215 Leak Classroom ).

Ok, I'll give that a try. I thought the fdr would clear the catch as well. Perhaps 215 would. Be my best bet unless it is better to wait for the official ota drop of it? Thanks for your help and anymore you can offer.

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Even though .215 is a "leak" ... it's the same as an OTA would be. It got "leaked", and was made available for us little people before an official OTA came out. It's really easy to install, and if you have already done an FDR and Cache wipe, I would go ahead and flash it.

Well, I unfortunately I updated to ICS and do not like the outcome at all. Today I tried to fdrs back to back and now I've even less functionality than before. Lost voice search, it's listed in the manage apps lineup but not in the app drawer so I can't add to any home screen. I don't seem to be able hide any app in the drawer as before, NFL crap and such. Before on keyboard, I could press the up arrow set the caps lock,it no longer works. Also, to make a correction you could just tap the error and a pop up arrow would pop up and you could control it precisely to make the correction, this no longer works accurately. The arrow just jumps all over the screen and I can't control it anymore. After doing the double fdr I've lost all of my settings for beautiful Widgets, I can't even figure out how get a clock back on the screen, nothing. It doesn't make any sense. When I first got the phone new I simply logged into my Gmail account and every thing was there. I need a clock that I can see well. The blue text is almost illegible. I've not seen any benefits to ICS at all. Handcent doesn't work as well, I cannot receive pictures anymore. I just wish I had not updated at all. It ran perfectly before while on GB. Now, its worse than my droid 1 ever was. It's no longer smooth when panning through web, home or app drawer pages, it's now very jerky and seems like it takes a bit to come into focus. I've not dropped or damaged my phone. It seems like Ics is the defect that my phone is experiencing. Is there a easy way to get my phone back to pre-fdr status? Even typing this is painful, I type the words before thaey appear on screen.

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Sorry you're having such a rough start. A couple of things that might help.

The issues you are experiencing are not normal. I am running ICS and it's fast, everything works, and I love it.

There is no easy to go back to Gingerbread, so we have to get you working normally on ICS. First thing i would do is wipe the cache partition. You do that from the recovery menu. If that doesn't solve your phone's issues, it may require one more FDR. Clearing cache seems to bear the greatest fruit.

I'm planning to do do the 215 upgrade as soon as I put some juice in my battery. Should I do an fdr after or before this upgrade and then a cache wipe? Or, am I just letting this whole thing drive me crazy? I just want a great stable phone like before as on GB? Oh again do I need to remve the SD card before doing a FDR and or cache wipe? If I need to remove it, could I not just move the 215 zip right to my SD card with a card reader or something like that? Would it be easier once its out of the Defender case? I might be going over board again.

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I'm planning to do do the 215 upgrade as soon as I put some juice in my battery. Should I do an fdr after or before this upgrade and then a cache wipe? Or, am I just letting this whole thing drive me crazy? I just want a great stable phone like before as on GB? Oh again do I need to remve the SD card before doing a FDR and or cache wipe? If I need to remove it, could I not just move the 215 zip right to my SD card with a card reader or something like that? Would it be easier once its out of the Defender case? I might be going over board again.

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Hi EA Droyd. for recent question #1, it is not necessary to remove your sd card but it is safest to just in case you select the wrong choice when doing the fdr... so yes, I would definitely recommend to remove it.

Question # 2. I am not sure if doing the wipe and fdr is better befor or after and I am not sure if anyone would know for certain which is better. I sometimes do one before and after... which is what I did for the initial ICS OTA update. When I installed the .215 leak, I did the fdr's and wipes three times in a row, just to make sure my phone was squeeky clean.

For putting the .215 file on your external sd card, I found it ieasiest to download it directly to my phone and then I moved it from the folder it downloaded to, to the sd card. Once you have the .215 on your sd card (make sure it is not in any folders on the sd card), then you can turn your phone off, take your card out of your phone and do the fdr's and wipes from the recovery menu, then put the card back in and proceed to install the .215.

I did it!! It(215) was much easier than I thought it would be. I've got my fingers crossed that this is the answer to my problems. I did wipe the cache and did a FDR before and twice again afterwards. I'll chime back in to let you know how it worked out either here or on MattyP's sticky.
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